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MeVis reports drop in sales in first half of 2011
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Increasing saturation in the U.S. digital mammography equipment market and a decline in its breast MRI business had a negative effect on second quarter sales in 2011 for medical imaging software developer MeVis Medical Solutions.
August 30, 2011
Henrik Thomsen unveils contrast media guidelines
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
An updated review of the most important issues regarding adverse reactions by patients to contrast agents was published on 17 August as an article in press in the European Journal of Radiology.
August 30, 2011
WFUMB: Contrast agents advance in liver characterization
By Mélisande Rouger
VIENNA - Contrast-enhanced ultrasound can help to characterize liver disease, but it is tricky to know how best to proceed when ultrasound delivers very different results to those of CT or MR. Experts shared their knowledge of this topic at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology congress.
August 30, 2011
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ESC: Cardiac CT gains steadily against angiography
By John Brosky
PARIS - Angiography is invasive, costly, and too logistically cumbersome to be used as a diagnostic examination to rule out stenosis. That was the view of Dr. Stephan Achenbach, expressed in a heated debate during the European Society of Cardiology's (ESC) annual congress.
August 30, 2011
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Heart valves and toasters: Call for new EU rules
By Reuters Health
PARIS (Reuters) - Pacemakers and electric toasters have little in common, yet in Europe the same regulatory framework covers both, and a growing number of doctors think the system is no longer up to the job. The issue has come to the fore at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress.
August 29, 2011
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ESC: MRI shows balloon pumps don't reduce infarct size
By Wayne Forrest
Using MRI, researchers have found that intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation prior to percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction does not reduce infarct size, according to a study presented on Tuesday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress in Paris.
August 29, 2011
Siemens highlights new Acuson SC 2000 version
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare is presenting version 2.0 of its Acuson SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual congress, being held in Paris from 27 to 31 August.
August 29, 2011
Philips debuts ClearVue system at WFUMB
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare introduced its ClearVue ultrasound systems at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) congress, held in Vienna in late August.
August 29, 2011
Elekta receives CE Mark for linear accelerator
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Oncology firm Elekta has received CE Mark approval to sell its Integrity R1.1 treatment system in the European Union.
August 29, 2011
New breast cancer gene may help predict risk
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening for mutations in a gene known as CHEK2 may help determine a woman's odds of breast cancer if the disease runs in her family, Polish scientists suggested Monday.
August 29, 2011
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ESC: Cardiac MRI challenges SPECT in Paris debate
By John Brosky
PARIS - The new guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) are unequivocal in strongly recommending functional testing before any invasive procedure for myocardial revascularization. Yet the choice of a test is left to the cardiologist who faces conflicting evidence.
August 29, 2011
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WFUMB: Ever wondered how you image a gorilla or rhino?
By Mélisande Rouger
VIENNA - Ultrasound is famous for being a safe technique, but it can become perilous at times for the examiner, especially when the patient is a belligerent baboon or a crazy crocodile. The world of veterinary imaging was unveiled at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology congress on Friday evening.
August 29, 2011
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